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Friday's Favorites...the best gift for Engineering Man

Published on 12.24.2010 in ,

Engineering Man has been plaguing Mrs. K with a new environmental and economical upgrade for their house.

Fluorescent light bulbs.

Mrs. K hates them.



















She decided to give us our own "environmental"...

















...and "economical" lightbulbs as a present.














The packaging was the best though...

















...I couldn't stop giggling...

















...this had to have been my favorite line...

















Merry Christmas!

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Thursday Things I Never Thought I'd Hear...

Published on 12.23.2010 in ,

...and then I lived with a teenager.

Our "host family" gave Mini #1 a Nerf gun for Christmas.  Mr. High School thought that it would be the best gift for him.

While playing with Mini #2 in another room I happened to overhear the following comment.

"Oh yea you can go shoot your dad.  Shooting your dad is like saying 'Merry Christmas!"

Awesome...

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Last minute holiday wrapping...

Published on 12.22.2010 in ,

Within the past few months I learned a quick and easy way to wrap shirts, pants, and other "soft" gifts.  

The best part about it?  They look like giant pieces of candy.

















So, for those out there that still have a giant stack of presents to wrap, here's the details.

First...lay out a piece of cellophane.

















Then lay out a double layer of any color tissue paper.  To keep with my holiday wrapping theme I chose green.

















Fold your clothing item and place in the middle on the bottom half of the cellophane/tissue.

















Then, roll the item up like a tootsie roll. 

















Double over the end of the paper and tape in the middle and on each "end" of the item you're wrapping.


















Cut two pieces of ribbon. 

















Flip the item over and grab the end of the paper and tie the end.


































Do the same to the other and...done!

















Happy wrapping.

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Christmas came early...

Published on 12.21.2010 in ,

We exchanged presents with our "host" family yesterday.

I never thought I could have so much fun opening 5 presents.  It was fabulous.

Mini #1 opened a Thomas the train...

















...and a Nerf gun...


















Mini #2 opened nesting eggs (Mom's favorite)...
















Ms. Thing openend some headbands with bling...

















...and Mr. High School opened a sweatshirt from his high school...


















...and then, well then, Engineering Man and I opened our present...

























...it's a Friday's favorites...

Stay tuned!